diff --git a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/HistogramRegistry.h b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/HistogramRegistry.h
index 4243c97781e64..97a65a5b29f7a 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/HistogramRegistry.h
+++ b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/HistogramRegistry.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class HistogramRegistry
   HistPtr add(const HistogramSpec& histSpec);
   HistPtr add(char const* const name, char const* const title, const HistogramConfigSpec& histConfigSpec, bool callSumw2 = false);
   HistPtr add(char const* const name, char const* const title, HistType histType, const std::vector<AxisSpec>& axes, bool callSumw2 = false);
+  HistPtr add(const std::string& name, char const* const title, HistType histType, const std::vector<AxisSpec>& axes, bool callSumw2 = false);
 
   template <typename T>
   std::shared_ptr<T> add(char const* const name, char const* const title, const HistogramConfigSpec& histConfigSpec, bool callSumw2 = false);
diff --git a/Framework/Core/src/HistogramRegistry.cxx b/Framework/Core/src/HistogramRegistry.cxx
index a5a5c74985b72..5bc73e0a63a3c 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/src/HistogramRegistry.cxx
+++ b/Framework/Core/src/HistogramRegistry.cxx
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ HistPtr HistogramRegistry::add(char const* const name, char const* const title,
   return insert({name, title, {histType, axes}, callSumw2});
 }
 
+HistPtr HistogramRegistry::add(const std::string& name, char const* const title, HistType histType, const std::vector<AxisSpec>& axes, bool callSumw2)
+{
+  return insert({name.c_str(), title, {histType, axes}, callSumw2});
+}
+
 // store a copy of an existing histogram (or group of histograms) under a different name
 void HistogramRegistry::addClone(const std::string& source, const std::string& target)
 {